Vanderbilt University

University Information

About the University

Vanderbilt University is a private research university of about 6,500 undergraduates and 5,300 graduate and professional students. The university comprises 10 schools, a public policy center and The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center. Vanderbilt offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, music, education and human development as well as a full range of graduate and professional degrees. The university is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top 20 universities by publications such as U.S. News & World Report, with several programs and disciplines ranking in the top 10.

Cutting-edge research and liberal arts, combined with strong ties to a distinguished medical center, creates an invigorating atmosphere where students tailor their education to meet their goals and researchers collaborate to solve complex questions affecting our health, culture and society.

Vanderbilt, an independent, privately supported university, and the separate, non-profit Vanderbilt University Medical Center share a respected name and enjoy close collaboration through education and research. Together, the number of people employed by these two organizations exceeds that of the largest private employer in the Middle Tennessee region.

Vanderbilt is divided into the following schools:

Blair School of Music

College of Arts and Science

Divinity School

Graduate School

Law School

Owen Graduate School of Management

Peabody College

School of Engineering

School of Medicine

School of Nursing

Division of Unclassified Studies

– Excerpt from Vanderbilt University’s website.

Vanderbilt offers a teaching assistant position

Vanderbilt offers a year long teaching assistant position for MICEFA students enrolled at the University of Paris 3. The student must be in the process of finishing their M2 at the moment of application. Students will teach classes in French language and in return will get to take classes at the university and will be paid. For more details, check out the Teaching Assistant page.